Scientists have created a solid-state memory technology based on tantalum oxide, a common insulator in electronics, that allows for high-density storage(up to 162 gigabits) with a minimum incidence of computer errors.

Scientists have achieved the total synthesis of a scarce natural marine product that may become a powerful cancer-fighting agent – the molecule shishijimicin A

Study of first-time smartphone users reveals devices may be detrimental to learning process

Graphene oxide soaks up radioactive waste

"In one of the most comprehensive laboratory studies of its kind, Rice University scientists traced the uptake and accumulation of quantum dot nanoparticles from water to plant roots…

Next for DARPA: ‘Autocomplete’ for programmers

Darpa gives Rice $11M to develop “autocomplete for programmers”

Platinum meets its match in quantum dots from coal. Rice University’s cheap hybrid outperforms rare metal as fuel-cell catalyst

Platinum meets its match in quantum dots from coal: Rice University’s cheap hybrid outperforms rare metal as fuel-cell catalyst

Nanoribbon film keeps glass ice-free: it could keep glass surfaces from windshields to skyscrapers free of ice and fog while retaining their transparency to radio frequencies (RF).